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Have a search on Mud - 80-Series Tech - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] Whilst there are only 10 bolts holding the body to the chassis, there are many other parts that need to be disconnected - radiator, hoses, fuel filler, steering, numerous connectors, harness, etc to name but a few. I would not...

Ah yes, the collar! I forgot about that Mine snapped so I made some in work

I changed mine about 5 years ago, it’s a pretty straightforward job. I don’t recall having to dismantle the front of the car. Battery & tray out if I remember correctly to get to the lower bolts?

Jap spec is unlikely to have locking diffs, but might have loads of strange add-ons like massive chrome front bumper, huge yellow spot lights etc. However, the underside might be in much better state than a UK 80 of the same age

With regards to the earlier comments about engine failures …… With the 4.5 petrol the more likely failure is the head gasket, and not the block or the head cracking. Particularly at piston 6, which can be related to the EGR system scavenging gas from there. Mine is a 1997, major rust under the...

I had a traveller approach me at a petrol station about selling my truck in late November. No says I. 10 days later the truck is broken into and luckily not stolen. Coincidence? I’ve had my 4.5 for 13 years and I will never sell; never even crosses my mind

Jake, you get the cigar! The truck is back up & running There is an immobiliser ring that sits around the top of the ignition barrel. This was smashed & missing. I have replaced it with an old Corolla version as I couldn’t get a Landcruiser variant. This ‘reads’ the key. The small white...

So, my OEM Toyota rad cap has 0.9 stamped on it. Meaning it starts to release pressure at less than 1 bar and just over the thermostat temp which I think is something like 88deg C. These are not fully sealed systems (like on my Berlingo, which has a pressurised expansion tank). As the...

As far as I know, no Landcruisers were made in the US. Most were made in Japan, some in Venezuela/Australia/South Africa. If you have the VIN number, put it into partsouq.com and they’ll tell you exactly what diff is fitted to that frame.

By the way…… On later models Toyota removed the Center Diff Lock switch. This means that the centre diff will only lock when 4low is selected. Which means you can only select your front & rear diffs then (as mentioned by Chris above). A popular mod is to refit the omitted CDL switch (all the...

The PWR button holds the revs in any gear for longer. I’ve only tested mine a couple of times, pretty pointless really. You’re driving a 2.5 tonne house brick after all. ‘2nd’ stops the autobox selecting first gear. Useful for snow. I’ve also used it in the mountains - it stops the box from...

I had this when off roading across The Pyrenees a few years back. The only fix at that time was steep descents (on or off road) were done in 4 low. There is a load sensing proportioning valve on the back axle, just above the rear diff. It should be adjusted if you’ve fitted a suspension lift...

I’ve checked and can’t see anything similar in mine, other than the earth strap on the back of the intake manifold. I can see yours is connected already.